Lecture: "Cults and Coercion: How Ordinary People are Turned into Extraordinary Fanatics" Ex-Scientologist Paul Grosswald (8/15/2009)


Cults Questions and Answers
"Cultic Dimensions of the London 7/21 Bombings" by Dennis Tourish, Ph.D.
"Eight Marks of a Mind-Control Cult" by Randall Watters
"The Prey of Cults" by Perry DeAngelis
Village Voice - "Scientology Escapee Tells Skeptics' Group How It's Done" By Candice M. Giove
"10 Doomsday Cults"
"The Cult Demarcation Problem" by Steven Novella
"Cults thrive on tax-free status: Xenophon"
"In thrall to a cult: how the unwary fall victim to mind control" by Michael Bachelard
"Does the anti-vaccination movement threaten us all? Why, yes. Yes it does.”
The Telegraph - "Losing my New Religion" By Clover Stroud
"Apostasy Now: Not every religion can produce an apostate like Paul Haggis." By Lauren Winner
Wall Street Journal - "When Does a Religion Become a Cult?" By MITCH HOROWITZ
"Cults are Jersey man's bread and butter" By JASON NARK
"When facts fail: UFO cults, 'birthers' and cognitive dissonance" By Susan Perry
"Economic climate a breeding ground for cults" Leesha McKenny
"How Cults Gain Power Over an Individual: a True Story" by Lisa Kerr
"How to Create a Cult Atmosphere in Which No One Questions You" Esther Inglis-Arkell
"5 Brainwashing Tricks That Work No Matter How Smart You Are" By David Wong
"6 Things You Learn Living In (And Killing) A Cult" By Robert Evans

BBC - Most Evil Cult Leaders

TED Talks - Diane Benscoter on how cults rewire the brain:


CULTS: DANGEROUS DEVOTION:




Jim Jones & The People's Temple:


Charles Manson interview with Tom Snyder:


Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
Wikipedia - Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
ABC News - "Accused FLDS Teen Rapist Gets Slap on Wrist" By DEAN SCHABNER

Jehovah's Witnesses:


"10 Things You Don't Know About Jehovah's Witnesses" by Isaac J. Harris
Jehovah Witness’ blog
Watchtower Apology for 1975
"Minister pleads guilty in Phoenix molestation case"
"Michelle Rodriguez on Growing Up a Jehovah's Witness" by Anya Vinclauv

Alex Jones A Cult Leader here and here.
"The Manson Mindset"
Village Voice - "Scientology Escapee Tells Skeptics' Group How It's Done" By Candice M. Giove


Mormonism:


Recovery from Mormonism


Irreligiosophy podcast

Conspiracy Skeptic Unplugged podcast Episode 7 - Charles Morrison and the White Salamander Letter
"Mormon prophecy" by PZ Myers

The Guardian - "Mormon underwear keeps body and soul together"
by Tresa Edmunds
"Several support groups exists for ex-Mormons" By Michelle Beaver

The Heretic's Guide to Mormonism, David Fitzgerald Skepticon 4:


The Family:
xfamily.org
xfamily.org - "Flirty Fishing"


NXIVM:
Wikipedia - "NXIVM"
"More NXIVM court action"
Lawyer attacks NXIVM 'scheme' By JAMES M. ODATO
"NXIVM case set to go to trial in California. "

Is Alcoholics Anonymous a cult?
"Is Alcoholics Anonymous a cult?" by Michael Rosch
Charlie Sheen calls Alcoholics Anonymous ‘bootleg cult’ in rant; is he right? by Charisse Van Horn

Kidwelly sex cult:
"Five found guilty in sex cult trial" By Robin Turner
"Kidwelly sex cult victim breaks silence to tell of childhood horrors" by Robin Turner

Sovereign Citizens: 60 Minutes - Who are "sovereign citizens"?


Wikipedia - "Sovereign citizen movement"
Wikipedia - "Redemption movement"
Anti-Defamation League - "Sovereign Citizen Movement"
"Sovereign Citizens Spin History, Reject Government " by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS

HAROLD CAMPING AND FAMILY RADIO:
Wikipedia - "Family Radio"
Wikipedia - "Harold Camping"
"Is Harold Camping and Family Radio a cult?"
Countdown to Backpedaling
"Apocalypse Redux" by Michael Shermer

KABBALAH:
"The money I poured into a religious sect" BY HEATHER SIEGEL

OTHER CULTS: "Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa
"The Scary Yoga Obsession" by Catherine Elton
"Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults" by Shannon Des Roches Rosa
"Rajneesh and his wicked ways revealed on 30th anniversary of Oregon cult" by Dave Masko
"Killed cult leader's sons speak out"
Inside the world of the Amish 'beard cutters' By Rachel Quigley

DEPROGRAMMING:
"How do you deprogram a Scientologist?" By Rick Alan Ross

For more information on cults, see:
rickross.com
International Cultic Studies Association
Cult Information Service
our page on Scientology. Wikipedia page on Mind Control

And for examples of what cults are not, here's a propaganda video that attempts to label government, military, and education as cults:

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